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[-] eleijeep@piefed.social 25 points 14 hours ago

This is manufactured scarcity. Do not believe their lies.

If we had antitrust enforcement, these companies would be broken up or fined into oblivion.

[-] sbbq@lemmy.zip 9 points 11 hours ago

Yeah, they're not eBay scalpers. The cost to make a product doesn't go up because more people want it. This is straight up cartel behavior and a sane government wouldn't allow it.

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